Department of Microbiology
|
The Department of Microbiology is a research-oriented unit of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, with important teaching responsibilities with respect to medical students, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows. In addition, we accept high school students and college students for training and research experience. Thus, our missions are the study of biomedically important questions and the training of students and of new scientists to carry on this effort. The School and DepartmentThe School of Medicine and the Graduate School were established in 1968, and an informal, collegial atmosphere prevails. Faculty members are easily accessible, and students enjoy interactions with them and with students in other subspecialties. A large number of journal clubs and research seminars are available through the department, the Medical Center, and the other scientific institutions in New York City. Students attend and are encouraged to report on their research at local and national scientific meetings.Two training programs are available: Microbiology (MIC) Multidisciplinary Training Area and the Training Program in Mechanisms of Virus-Host Interactions. Research FacilitiesThe Department is fully equipped for research and is situated on the sixteenth floor of the Annenberg building, which is devoted to basic and clinical research in the biomedical sciences. The department maintains a substantial library, which is complemented by the medical school's library on the eleventh floor. Centralized animal facilities are situated on the twenty-sixth floor. Computer resources are provided through remote-job-entry terminals connected with the University Computer Center. Dr. Peter Palese Elected to the National Academy of SciencesContact InformationPeter Palese, Ph.D.Professor and Chair |